Minnkota Trolling motor blows fuses

I had this same problem when I installed my new All Terrain 50 ft/# thrust Minn-kota trolling motor on my Fishermarine Water Strider III bass boat.

I had to add a 50 amp circuit breaker. The fuse holder was made for a 20 amp fuse but the fuse holder was getting so hot that it was burning up after it blew several fuses

I went to a car stereo place to get some wire connectors that would handle 50 amps. These were solid blocks of metal with screws built into the block to tighten two wires together to make the connection. I was able to splice two 10 gauge wires together to connect the circuit breaker into the wiring.

You should try to get 6 gauge wire if you want to have all the power you need. I left mine with 10 gauge wire as that's what came in my boat. I was going to be hard to pull 6 gauge wire though my boat so I just stayed with the smaller gauge wires. But I really should have put 6 gauge wires on the boat to get the most power from the battery up to the front of the boat where the trolling motor is located. That's a long run. My boat is 16 footer.

PS: my circuit breaker is a resetable one. I got it at a local electronic wholesale house here in Evansville, IN. Hutch & Son's Inc.

[quote=rdm;288266]Last year someone posted a similar problem to a problem I was having with a new trolling motor I installed on my boat. When I took my boat out of the water for the season I discovered that the wire on the fuse link was melting.

I discussed this problem with several repair shops including the repair shop where I bought the motor. I also sent this problem to Minn Kota at

www.johnsonoutdoors.com

The question I proposed to Minnkota was:

I purchased a 12 volt 55 lbs of thrust last year and installed it on my 1994 Lowe pontoon boat. The fuse link between the battery and trolling motor would get so hot it would blow the 30 amp fuse. What gage of wire would you recommend to correct this problem?

Minnkota's solution to the problem is:

The problem is that the fuse is to small. The motor is pulling 50 amps at high speed therefore you should have a 60 amp inline fuse with manual reset circuit breaker.

I hope this post helps someone who is having the same problem.[/quote]